Dorey

Dorey v. Gore

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaJanuary 5, 20213:20-cv-01772California2,137 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEIGHTON B. DOREY, IV, Case No.: 20cv1772-TWR (MSB) Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

vs. REQUEST FOR RESUBMISSION OF

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

WILLIAM GORE, San Diego County

CORPUS AND DENYING A

Sheriff, CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Respondent. 16 [ECF No. 7] 17 18 On September 8, 2020, Petitioner, detained at the San Diego County Central Jail awaiting retrial following a hung jury, filed a pro se Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF Nos. 1-2.) He stated he is currently proceeding pro se in state court preparing for retrial and his rights to due process, a fair and speedy trial, and meaningful access to the courts are being denied because the San Diego Central Jail “does not afford the petitioner ample and appropriate law library access as required by the extraordinarily complex and challenging demands of a capital murder defense, and the jail thus…

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